中国骆驼驯化起源的考古学观察

Archaeological Observation on the Origin of Domesticated Camels in China

目前家养骆驼在中国最早出自新疆轮台县群巴克墓地,年代在公元前800年左右,可确认最迟在西周晚期中国新疆北部地区已驯养有双峰驼。与中亚地区相比,中国相关考古材料年代明显偏晚,结合国内外已有的考古学证据和分子生物学研究成果,中国家养双峰驼的起源从境外传入的可能性较大。具体传入路线方面,新疆北部可能并非最初传入地点,相反内蒙古和甘青地区值得重点关注。

The earliest domesticated camel in China came from B. C. 800 at the Qubake ceme- tery of Luntai County in Xiniiang. It can be recognized that Bactrian camel had been domesti- cated no later than Western Zhou period in northern Xinjiang. Compared with that of the Central Asia, Chinffs relevant archaeological materials were obviously later. Considered with the archaeological evidence and molecular biological research, it is more possible that the ori-gin of Chinese domestic Bactrian camel was introduced from cing route, the northern Xinjiang may not be the first place, -Qing area should be paid more concerns. the outside. As for the yet the Inner Mongolia introdu- and Gan